Expressing "Everything That"
When sorting your possessions to embrace a minimalist lifestyle, express "everything that" with the phrase todo lo que.
| That is, minimalism is eliminating everything that we do not need. | Es decir, el minimalismo es eliminar todo lo que no necesitamos. |
| How you accumulate everything that you buy! | ¡Cómo acumulas todo lo que compras! |
Indicative vs. Subjunctive
Like other relative clauses, the verb following todo lo que depends on whether you're referring to something known or unknown.
Use the indicative mood for known facts, current realities, or habitual actions. For example, use it when dealing with things you already know you don't need.
| To simplify life, I keep everything that I need. | Para simplificar la vida, conservo todo lo que necesito. |
| I sort everything that we don't use. | Yo clasifico todo lo que no usamos. |
Use the subjunctive mood for unknown, hypothetical, or future things. For example, use it when setting a rule to donate whatever might be left over in the future.
| I am going to donate everything that is left over. | Voy a donar todo lo que sobre. |
| Excess bothers me, so I am going to take out everything that is in the way. | El exceso me molesta, así que voy a sacar todo lo que estorbe. |
| To simplify your space, you must donate everything that you accumulate. | Para simplificar tu espacio, debes donar todo lo que acumules. |
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